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Definitions of tonal language
Definition that contains tonal language
  • tone (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
  • chad a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
  • chadic a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
  • niger-kordofanian the family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula)
  • sino-tibetan the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia
  • niger-kordofanian language the family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula)
  • sino-tibetan language the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia
  • chadic language a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
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